Official Statistics

Pre-release access to strategic export controls official statistics outputs

Updated 16 January 2024

Protocol 2 of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics requires that access to releases before public release is limited to those people essential for production and publication, and for quality assurance and operational purposes. Pre-release access may only be granted in accordance with the rules and principles set out in the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008. In addition, Protocol 2 requires that records are published of those who have access prior to public release.

This document contains a list of recipients of pre-release access for the Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 July to 30 September 2021:

  • Secretary of State for International Trade

  • Private Secretary SoS, Private Office

  • 2x Special Adviser to the Secretary of State, Private Office

  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for International Trade)

  • Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for International Trade)

  • Director General Trading Systems

  • Director, Analysis Group

  • Director of Export Controls

  • Deputy Director Policy & Operations (Export Controls)

  • Head of Export Control Policy

  • Chief Media Officer, DIT

  • Media Officer, DIT

  • Senior Press Officer, DIT

  • Press Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

  • Senior Press Officer, Number 10